Gas shortages on the East Coast:

[Saturn]

Panic gasoline buyers leave some stations running low

By MICHAEL McBRIDE
[email protected]

MUNCIE - Panic-induced gasoline purchases - by consumers who believed the impact of Hurricane Katrina would either have fuel prices soaring or cause gas shortages - left some local stations short on fuel Tuesday.

A man on Monday pulled up to pumps at an Indiana GasAmerica station and pumped four 55-gallon drums full of gasoline, according to Jim Haddock, a company vice president.

"If I could get any message across to the general public, it would be to conserve, to not be wasteful, and to curtail extra trips until this is over with," Haddock said Tuesday. "We are the last guys who want to run out of gas; we are attempting to keep product at our stations, and we don't want to fuel the panic."

Hurricane Katrina had put a squeeze on the Greenfield-based company's supply lines, and three of its 76 stations in Indiana and Ohio had run out of fuel late Monday. An independent company without refineries of its own, GasAmerica depends on suppliers who either allocated reduced amounts of fuel the past two days - or none at all.

http://www.thestarpress.com/articles/7/045740-7067-004.html

 

[NsXMas]

It's happening everywhere it seems. The good news is that people will learn to conserve, at least for a little while.

 

[Saturn]

GAS SCARE HITS ATLANTA

Tue Aug 2005 30 22:23:23 ET

Metro Atlanta drivers are facing the possibility of paying considerably more than $3 a gallon for gas by Labor Day -- if they can get it at all, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is reporting Wednesday.

The two pipelines that bring gasoline and jet fuel to the region are down -- powerless to pump as Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc on electrical infrastructure.

The metro Atlanta region generally has about a 10-day supply of gasoline in inventory, said BP spokesman Michael Kumpf. The pipelines have been down for two days.

Alpharetta, Ga.-based Colonial Pipeline Co., cut off from its suppliers on the Gulf Coast, is now pumping gas from huge storage tanks, many in Powder Springs, Ga. Whether electric power can be restored to the pipeline pumps before supplies run out is "the great uncertainty ... that hangs over all of us," said Daniel Moenter, a spokesman for Marathon Ashland Petroleum, a major supplier of metro Atlanta's fuel.

 

[RP-Motorsports]

I heard on Chicago radio 780am that some 4000 stations were out of fuel. I also heard that states (or counties) with "reformulated" gas requirements will run out first. It is $3.00/gallon in the midwest right now (reg unleaded) Chicago is the highest in the US right now of 50 states for "average" price per AAA. I drive the USA for my job, and what a HUGE cost increase. Just 3 short years ago (2002) gas was $1.39 in my hometown. In the last 12 months it has gone up 52% (Aug 04 to Aug 05).

I have stopped driving my NSX for trips to the store, I have switched to a different Honda....... :biggrin:

 

[Briank]

Driving around today I saw wide range of prices $2.98 to 3.28 for regular and $3.09 to $3.48 for premium things are very unsettled in the market.

 

[ncdogdoc]

Two pipelines that serve the tank farms in Carolina are no longer working. One has regained power at the pumping station but will probably not be functioning 100% until the weekend.

The govenor of NC has stopped all state vehicle use except what is absolutely necessary. He has publicly asked EVERYONE to carpool to work for the rest of the week. Many stations here in High Point have run out of gas, one as early as 2pm this afternoon. I was planning to drive down to Pinehurst tonight for dinner since the weather has turned so nice tonight, but not anymore.

 

[NSX 3.0]

Here is a website to check out the price in your area.

www.gasbuddy.com

 

[1TITENSX]

 

[MiamiMermaid]

It's happening everywhere it seems. The good news is that people will learn to conserve, at least for a little while.

I'm in Fla. and have been quite a homebody the past few days. Just about all the gas stations are out and/or the prices are just completely indecent. Scary situation.

 

[jimmycinla]

San Diego:
Drove by a station at 10am this morning- gas was $2.99 ---
On the way home at 6pm, same station, same gas was -- $3.29
And thats the cheap stuff.

-j-

 

[mickeylex]

NorCal prices seem to be lagging behind on this price increase (well at least in East Bay). Filled up the Expedition today and gas was ONLY $2.89 for Unleaded (total was almost $80 - ouch). Super was $3.19.

 

[Pacemaker Kid89]

Why cant we use oil from Alaska? Forgot the enviorment and run some pipe lines...we would be getting so much oil from ourselves that it would be cheaper and better...Alaska has alot of it and I say we take it soon before we resort to look to have other countires help us even more.

 

[liftshard]

Why cant we use oil from Alaska? Forgot the enviorment and run some pipe lines...we would be getting so much oil from ourselves that it would be cheaper and better...Alaska has alot of it and I say we take it soon before we resort to look to have other countires help us even more.

I think uneducated ppl should really perhaps stop asking dumb questions.

We ARE producing as much oil out of Alaska right now as we can. Yes, we'll drill ANWR, and it'll make not even a DENT in world oil supply, perhaps 1mbpd or so. Alaska has "alot [sic] of it." Hoo boy.

 

[White92]

I heard on the radio yesterday that Bush was possibly going to release some of the emergency oil reserves. But the way it was explained to me is that there is enough oil to go around. But the refineries are not in operation to produce the gasoline. Is this completely wrong? Can someone enlighten me?

I never thought I'd be paying $45-$50 to fill up a 99 4 cylinder Accord with 89 octane, but that's what I did this morning. I don't know how people driving Excursions and the like are dealing with this....

 

[Pacemaker Kid89]

I think uneducated ppl should really perhaps stop asking dumb questions.

My bad, I didn't know...doesn't mean that I'm uneducated

 

[whealy]

Panic gasoline buyers leave some stations running low

By MICHAEL McBRIDE
[email protected]

MUNCIE - Panic-induced gasoline purchases - by consumers who believed the impact of Hurricane Katrina would either have fuel prices soaring or cause gas shortages - left some local stations short on fuel Tuesday.

A man on Monday pulled up to pumps at an Indiana GasAmerica station and pumped four 55-gallon drums full of gasoline, according to Jim Haddock, a company vice president.

"If I could get any message across to the general public, it would be to conserve, to not be wasteful, and to curtail extra trips until this is over with," Haddock said Tuesday. "We are the last guys who want to run out of gas; we are attempting to keep product at our stations, and we don't want to fuel the panic."

Hurricane Katrina had put a squeeze on the Greenfield-based company's supply lines, and three of its 76 stations in Indiana and Ohio had run out of fuel late Monday. An independent company without refineries of its own, GasAmerica depends on suppliers who either allocated reduced amounts of fuel the past two days - or none at all.

http://www.thestarpress.com/articles/7/045740-7067-004.html

No offense ... Indiana isn't east coast.

 

[dnicho05]

We've had heavy rain and the potential for hail here in Melbourne for the past week, and Katrina went through to the South of us the week before, so I haven't taken the the NSX out in over 2 weeks. :frown:

Well, now I can't drive my NSX until the nuts stop draining the gas stations dry down my way, because the last time I had it out, I stupidly forgot to get gas on my way home. The gas warning light came on as I was pulling in to the driveway last time. So, now the closest gas stations that still have fuel are 20+ miles away, and with my luck they would run out of gas before I got up there.

I don't mind paying more for gasoline. We've all been taught since we were kids that our fossil fuel supply is limited, and that the price of it would continually go up until we eventually move away from our dependency upon it. It’s all the panicky self centered people that they keep showing on the news filling up their SUVs and then filling up a dozen 10 gallon containers they have in the back of their SUVs so that all the stations that more than likely would not have run out of gas if those people weren’t so stupid, end up running out of gas, that are annoying. The Governor (of Florida) keeps saying that we have a good supply of fuel, its just that people are upsetting the delivery rates due to the panic crap.

Guess I will be going through NSX withdrawal until the stations closer to the house start getting gas again. I'm just glad I picked up a Civic Hybrid before all this stuff started, at least I don't have to fill that up for another 3 weeks. :biggrin:

 

[NSX 3.0]

I also just picked up a 05 Civic Sedan LX though. Having it two weeks I'm getting 40 mpg on the hwy. O ya the other car I get 30 mpg hwy. :biggrin:

 

[Pacemaker Kid89]

I also just picked up a 05 Civic Sedan LX though. Having it two weeks I'm getting 40 mpg on the hwy. O ya the other car I get 30 mpg hwy. :biggrin:

Are you going to keep your Civic clean and stock or modify it...to some degree?

WITHOUT STICKERS I HOPE!!!

 

[NSX 3.0]

Are you going to keep your Civic clean and stock or modify it...to some degree?

WITHOUT STICKERS I HOPE!!!

About all I'm doing to the Civic is a front end Bra. :wink:

 

[dnicho05]

On my Civic "Hybrid" I am thinking about getting a few things for it:

1) Carbon Fiber hood
2) Fake Carbon Fiber Mirrors with LED lights in them.
3) Big-A$$ fart can muffler (bet it will sound really cool with the hybrid engine).
4) Purple Flame vinyl graphics on the sides.
5) Gigantic HYBRID sticker on the rear window (Big enough to make it impossible to see out the rear window if I can find one).
6) Another big sticker on the top of the front window (undecided about what it will say at the moment, but probably just "POWERED BY HONDA" or something).
7) NOS, HKS, Comptech, and a boat load of other stickers plastered all over the body for things that I actually do not have installed in the car.
8) A set of gagues going up the driver's side window piller. I'm thinking A/F, Oil Pressure, and shoot since its a Hybred, a second battery level meter.
9) Some PHAT-A$$ Rims with spinners that make those spiked chariot wheels in Ben-Hur look whimpey.
10) Two sets of million color LED kits - one for the inside, one for the outside.
11) Some fake HID blue headlight bulbs.
12) Top it off with a rear spoiler that is twice as big as the car itself.

I should get over 100 miles per gallon after that...

Just kidding... :biggrin:

 

[Pacemaker Kid89]

has anyone even like done up a hybrid?...I mean really, if you put CF parts wouldnt it improve the MPG b/c its lighter?

 

[dnicho05]

Maybe if you could replace all the body panels with CF you might see a difference in city (stop and go) mileage, but unless the CF panels actually make the car more aerodynamic, it wouldn't help much at highway speeds.

I'd probably get better milage if I went on a diet and lost 20 lbs. :biggrin:

But as far as actually "pimpin-out" a Civic Hybrid goes, I believe that just about everything on the car is the same as the regular civic sedan with exception of the hybrid power-train. So let the "Pimpin" begin!!! :tongue:

 

[White92]

has anyone even like done up a hybrid?...I mean really, if you put CF parts wouldnt it improve the MPG b/c its lighter?

Norris Prayoonto has an Insight that does a 9.77/136 in the 1/4 mile. Although it's not hybrid anymore, just the body from the Insight. But it is all motor. :biggrin:

 

[liftshard]

I'd probably get better milage if I went on a diet and lost 20 lbs. :biggrin:

Hah!